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Shoaib N.

Lahore, Pakistan

$25/hr
5.0
3 jobs

Hi, I'm 5 year experience SQL server Database Administrator. Have extensive hands on experience in SQL Server

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Usman U.

Lahore, Pakistan

$28/hr
5.0
39 jobs

Is your SQL Server or Azure SQL database slow, unstable, expensive, or holding back your application? I've got you covered. From slow queries, blocking, deadlocks, and excessive CPU to indexing, execution plans, HA/DR, Azure performance, and cloud cost optimization, I identify the underlying problem and resolve it. I'm Usman, a Top Rated Plus Senior Database Administrator with 15+ years of hands-on experience supporting production systems across SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL. ๐Ÿ†Top Rated Plus (top 3%) ๐Ÿฅ‡Worked 10,000+ hours with a 100% Job Success Score ๐ŸŒŽ Healthcare | FinTech | Banking | Crypto | Gaming | SaaS | ERP | eCommerce โœ…Expert Microsoft SQL Server DBA | MySQL | Cloud Database Architect | Query Optimization | Azure | GCP | AWS | ETL & Data Warehousing | Big Data | High Availability | DevOps for Databases ๐‘ด๐’š ๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’† ๐’”๐’‘๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’‚๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’”: โšก Enterprise-grade ๐’๐๐‹ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ฒ๐’๐๐‹ ๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐Ÿ“Š Performance: Slow SQL queries, Blocking/deadlocks, High CPU, Query optimization, Index optimization, Execution plans, & Database bottlenecks. โ˜๏ธ Cloud database deployments, migrations, and administration on ๐€๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ (๐†๐‚๐), ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐–๐’ ๐‘๐ƒ๐’. ๐€๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure, Azure migrations, Azure cost optimization. ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Always On, HA/DR, Replication, Backup/recovery, Disaster recovery, Production incidents ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Cloud migration, Database modernization, Automation, AI-assisted DBA workflows & Monitoring/observability. ๐Ÿ”„ ๐„๐“๐‹ development using SSIS, Power BI, and modern data warehousing strategies. ๐Ÿ” Data integrity, backup/restore, disaster recovery planning, and replication. Zero-Trust data access, Row-Level Security (RLS), and ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ˆ๐๐€๐€/๐†๐ƒ๐๐‘ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž. ๐Ÿ“ˆ Implementing ๐‚๐ˆ/๐‚๐ƒ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ for scalable, automated database releases. ๐Ÿ” Monitoring & alerts using tools like ๐€๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐œ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐๐‹ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ. Iโ€™ve designed and optimized databases that power high-traffic SaaS products, ERP systems, and eCommerce platforms โ€” handling billions of records and complex business logic while maintaining peak performance. My approach is simple: ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ, then align data systems that are scalable, secure, and easy to maintain. Whether you need to: โœ… Fix slow queries โœ… Scale your infrastructure to handle growth โœ… Migrate from legacy systems โœ… Modernize your stack with cloud-native tools โœ… Automate your reporting & data pipelines ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:- โœจ"Experienced professional developer, very skilled. I can recommend him and I will use him again." โœจ "Usman is very knowledgeable and very skilled with SQL and Windows Server. I can recommend him and I will use him again." โœจ "Usman is an experienced SQL Developer. He helped with merging, changing, and fine-tuning queries. Good quality work." โœจ "Usman delivered good work. He had solutions to the project issues, and his skills were reasonably strong. I enjoyed working with Usman and will likely have additional work for him." โœจ "The stored procedure was delivered as expected. Thank you so much, Usman, for a job well done (and quick)!" โœจ "Usman delivered an amazing script to help us back up and restore our database. This automation will be a huge time-saving improvement to our manual process. Thank you, Usman, for a job well done." ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: * ๐‘ช๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’†๐’… ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’๐’‡๐’• ๐‘ป๐’†๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’š ๐‘จ๐’”๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’† (๐‘ด๐‘ป๐‘จ) ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐‘จ๐’…๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’” * ๐‘ช๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’†๐’… ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’๐’‡๐’• ๐‘ป๐’†๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’š ๐‘จ๐’”๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’† (๐‘ด๐‘ป๐‘จ) ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ต๐’†๐’•๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’” **๐‘ฐ ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’”๐’•, ๐’„๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’“๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’–๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’ ๐’”๐’„๐’๐’‘๐’†** ๐Ž๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: - Production DBA - 24/7/after-hours support - Database health checks - Infrastructure optimization - Long-term DBA partnership ๐Ÿ“จ ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค about how I can add value to your team or project. I'm available for consulting, long-term support, or complex one-off problem-solving.

  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
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  • MySQL
  • Transact-SQL
  • SQL Server Reporting Services
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  • ETL
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  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
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Muhammad A.

Karachi, Pakistan

$15/hr
5.0
45 jobs

A Certified IT professional freelancer on Upwork specialized in Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA), IBM webMethods API Gateway, Integration Server, Universal Messaging, Developer Portal, Command Central Implementations and Administration, Oracle database administrator, Oracle Middleware Weblogic Administrator, Oracle EBS, Oracle Hospitality Micros E7, RES 3700, Oracle utilities Customer Card and billing technical and functional support (CC&B / CCB / MDM / WAM, MWM, NMS and OUA). Oracle Simphony POS implementation and support, Oracle Hyperion, Windows and Linux system administrator, IT Helpdesk and technical Support. I have worked on several different jobs with 100% ๐Ÿ†reliability and long term repeated clients in the following; โœ… 24/7 | Remote | Call | Operational support. โœ… Microsoft Server Implementation and Administration Support. โœ… Microsoft SQL Database Administration. โœ… Server Administration including Windows / Linux / OEL. โœ… Oracle Products Implementation, Administration, critical, security patching and support. โœ… Backup and Disaster Recovery of Oracle Database using RMAN. โœ… Designing Oracle DR site using Dataguard. โœ… Implementation and Support of IBM webMethods, API Gateway, ESB, Integration Server, Universal Messaging, Command Central, Developer Portal, SoftwareAG Products. โœ… Oracle EBS Technical and Administration Support. โœ… Oracle Fusion Middleware Implementation and Administration Support Weblogic / OHS / SOA / OSB / BPM / Integrated JDeveloper / Forms & Report/ LDAP integration with Fusion Middleware. โœ… Tomcat Apache Middleware Administration. โœ… Performance Monitoring and auditing support. โœ… Upgrade / Migrate Database and Fusion Middleware. โœ… Support Amazon AWS Services. โœ… Schedule Performance Monitoring and administration task for your business. โœ… Training and Management. SKILLS: ๐Ÿ”ถ Microsoft SQL Database Administration. ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle Database Administration ๐Ÿ”ถ MySQL Database Administration. ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle Forms & Report Configurations. ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle FMW Weblogic Administrator. ๐Ÿ”ถ 24/7 for Mission-Critical Environment Support. ๐Ÿ”ถ Technical & Help Desk Customer Support. ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle EBS Administration. ๐Ÿ”ถ Microsoft SQL, Oracle products critical patching. ๐Ÿ”ถ SQL DB Backups, IMPDB / EXPDB, RMAN Incremental Level 0 and Differential backup & recovery. ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle utilities Customer Card and billing technical and functional support (CC&B / CCB / MDM / WAM, MWM, NMS and OUA). ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle Micros E7 POS complete support. ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle Micros RES 3700 POS implementation and support. ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle Simphony POS implementation and support. ๐Ÿ”ถ Oracle POS RVC, Touchscreen, MI, Deals, Combo, Reports, EOD/SOD, Reports, database Designing staff training and support. ๐ŸŒŸ WHY YOU CONTACT ME OVER OTHER FREELANCERS? ๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ† Upwork employerโ€™s excellent satisfaction feedback. ๐Ÿ† I have hands-on experience more than 8+ years in relevant products. ๐Ÿ† Officially certified in products cum having Masterโ€™s Degree in Computer Science. ๐Ÿ† Maximum availability for your mission-critical environment ๐Ÿ† Providing functional team support for your products. ๐Ÿ† Pay after your satisfaction. โœ‰ Do you have any urgent query or requirements? Kindly open PMB and feel free to contact!

  • Microsoft SQL Server
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  • Linux System Administration
  • Hospitality
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  • Customer Support
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • Point of Sale & Payment Systems
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  • Technical Support
  • Oracle WebLogic Server
  • API Integration
  • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Ecommerce Website Development
Rameez A.

Karachi, Pakistan

$30/hr
4.7
29 jobs

Over the last 13+ years of Database Administration / Database Architect, I have designed and deployed multiple solutions based on Microsoft & Oracle technologies, primarily SQL Server 2005 to 2019, MySQL, Postgres and Oracle 9i/10g/11g. Installation, configuration and upgrading of Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle & MySQL related products. ๏‚ท Expertise in Database Administration on Production Servers with server configuration, performance tuning and maintenance with outstanding troubleshooting capabilities. ๏‚ท Strong technical background along with the ability to perform business analysis and write effective documentation and specifications. ๏‚ท Maintained and Implemented HA/DR Solutions such as full & point in time recovery, WSFC, Always-on, replication and mirroring. ๏‚ท Evaluate MSSQL features and MSSQL related products. ๏‚ท Expert in data transformation services and Bulk Loads with SSIS and BULK INSERT ETL operations. ๏‚ท Expert in Database migration and up gradation from MS SQL Server 2000 to MS SQL Server 2005, MS SQL Server 2005 to MS SQL Server 2008, and MS SQL Server 2008 to MS SQL Server 2019. ๏‚ท Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures. ๏‚ท Take care of the Database design and implementation. ๏‚ท Manage internal SQL Server databases, from planning and testing stages through implementation and support. ๏‚ท Implemented the new SQL Server 2012 mechanisms like data compression, online indexing, Contained Databases, security principals ๏‚ท Oracle Forms and Reports 6i to 10G,11G ๏‚ท Experience in Disaster Recovery Planning and Security Management operations ๏‚ท Experienced in Linked Servers between SQL Server 2008 R2 & Oracle 9i and 10g. ๏‚ท PLSQL (SPs, Functions, Triggers, Packages) ๏‚ท IIS Administration and management ๏‚ท Dot Net framework development and management ๏‚ท Microsoft Dynamics AX Support & administration ๏‚ท Excellent T-SQL Programming skills, Execution Plan, query optimization & performance tuning. Used SQL Profiler, Performance Monitor and DBCC Commands. ๏‚ท Oracle 11g Database cloning. ๏‚ท Oracle 10g and 11g RMAN backup and recovery implementation. ๏‚ท Oracle database migration from 11g to 10g and 10g to 12C ๏‚ท Experienced in Oracle archiving and flashback features ๏‚ท Oracle 11g database architecture designing. ๏‚ท Expert in ORACLE Database Administration including planning/implementing backup/recovery strategies using RMAN and without RMAN ๏‚ท Expertise in installation and configuration of Oracle and large databases on Linux Operating System. ๏‚ท Creating and maintaining logins, synonyms and access privileges using roles, controlling access to the database using operating system and Oracle security features. ๏‚ท Experience in Logical and Physical Design of Databases for OLTP and Data Warehouse. ๏‚ท Expertise in Security Issues such as creating logins and granting permissions on various objects as well as Administering security for servers logins regularly (Windows and SQL Accounts) and guest user logins. ๏‚ท Proficient with SQL Enterprise Manager, SQL Query Analyser, scheduling jobs with SQL Server Agent, SQL Profiler, restoring full, differential, and log backups. ๏‚ท Handling Memory configurations for SQL Server 2012/14/16/17 and SQL Server 2008R2 on Windows 2012. ๏‚ท Setup and maintain documentation and standards. ๏‚ท Plan growth and changes (capacity planning). ๏‚ท Experience in Using Performance Monitor/Profiler to resolve Dead Locks/Long Running Queries and experience in resolving System Hardware bottlenecks. ๏‚ท Familiarity with SSIS, SSAS, SSRS; ๏‚ท Informatica: Package deployment, migration and troubleshooting errors. ๏‚ท BizTalk: code deployments ๏‚ท Cherwell Ticketing System: Creating and maintaining change management system. ๏‚ท Autosys: create, update, maintain and troubleshoot autosys job schedules. ๏‚ท Rubric: create, update, maintain and troubleshoot sql server backups using rubric. ๏‚ท 24 X 7 Production Database on Call Support ๏‚ท Troubleshoot performance problems, fine-tuning of databases and index Analysis. ๏‚ท Work on building queries, stored procedures, Crystal reports and etc. that meet business needs. ๏‚ท Working with SQL Server DB support Group and Provide Admin services as well. ๏‚ท Good Knowledge in operating third party tools efficiently like Toad, Red-Gat, PL/SQL Developer, SQL Developer, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), and Ervin. ๏‚ท Manage and maintain Amazon AWS and cloud computing. ๏‚ท Manage and maintain Microsoft Azure Cloud Services. ๏‚ท Other duties as required and assigned

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  • Microsoft SQL Server
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Muhammad Awais N.

Lahore, Pakistan

$30/hr
4.8
109 jobs

As a Database Administrator (DBA) with over 10 years of experience, I specialize in providing robust, efficient, and secure database solutions for businesses of all sizes. My expertise spans SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and cloud platforms like Azure SQL and Azure Managed Instance. I ensure optimal performance, scalability, and data integrity while tailoring solutions to meet your specific needs. โ€ข Skilled in managing SQL Server (2008 to 2022), MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Azure SQL environments. โ€ข Performance Tuning: Optimizing server performance through configurations, indexing strategies, and resource allocation. Query optimization for stored procedures, views, and functions. โ€ข High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Expertise in implementing solutions like Always On Availability Groups, Log Shipping, Replication, and Clustering. โ€ข Database Migration & Upgrades: Hands-on experience with cross-platform migrations, including Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Access, and cloud platforms like Azure Managed Instance. โ€ข Backup & Recovery: Proficient in designing reliable backup strategies for large databases (VLDBs) exceeding 100GB and ensuring fast recovery. โ€ข ETL Development: Extensive experience in building and troubleshooting SSIS packages for data extraction, transformation, and loading. โ€ข Reporting Services: Developed and optimized reports using SSRS to support data-driven decision-making. โ€ข Skilled in T-SQL scripting for automating maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting tasks. โ€ข Successfully managed 100+ database instances with high availability and performance requirements. โ€ข Experienced in managing SAN storage solutions for large-scale database environments. โ€ข Proficient in Security and Compliance, including user management, auditing, CDC (Change Data Capture), and Change Tracking. โ€ข Dedicated, reliable, and adept at resolving complex issues while meeting tight deadlines. โ€ข A proactive problem-solver with a passion for tackling challenging database scenarios and delivering high-quality solutions.

  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
  • Microsoft SQL Server Programming
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Database Optimization
  • PostgreSQL
  • Database Administration
  • MySQL
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Database Architecture
  • High Availability and Disaster Recovery
  • Query Tuning
  • Database Development
  • Data Migration
  • Data Recovery
  • ETL
Numan A.

Lahore City, Pakistan

$60/hr
4.0
5 jobs

I'm a SQL Server Database Administrator and healthcare integration developer with 5+ years managing large-scale databases and HL7 interfaces for a US healthcare company. My core work: โ€ข Writing and optimizing T-SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, and views โ€ข Diagnosing slow queries and fixing them through indexing and execution plan tuning โ€ข Building and maintaining HL7 interfaces (ADT, ORU, ORM, SIU) using Mirth Connect โ€ข Database migrations with zero data loss, backup/DR planning, and healthcare data security compliance โ€ข ETL pipeline design pulling data from EMRs and third-party systems I also have strong reporting experience (Crystal Reports, SSRS, Stimulsoft) if your project needs dashboards or exportable reports on top of the database work. I communicate clearly, meet deadlines, and I'm available for ongoing or one-off engagements. Message me with your current setup and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm a fit before we start.

  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • SQL
  • Microsoft Excel
  • SAP Crystal Reports
  • Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
  • C#
  • .NET Framework
  • Microsoft Power BI Development
  • Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
  • MySQL
  • Mirth Connect
  • Health Level 7
  • Transact-SQL
  • Query Optimization
  • Healthcare IT
  • ETL

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